Valerie Bernardini (born 1968, France) studied HND Ceramics at Morley College London. She is now completed her degree in MA in Ceramic & Glass at the Royal College of Art, London. Bernardini has been shortlisted in the New Designer for the Belmond Award in 2021 and then selected for the 2021 Fresh British Ceramics Biennal. She has also been awarded "commended" in the 'New Graduate Review' in 2022.
Bernardini works with photography, ceramics and glass. Some of her works are photographs, others are ceramics, glass or a combination of both. Whichever the medium, she works directly with light as if she were sculpting it around her ceramic and glass pieces. She highlights the beauty of the ephemeral material by arresting the movement at a specific moment (her pieces are organic-like shapes) and by emphasising the textures and translucency with shadows and depth. The photography and the sculpture piece interact in a game of scale, angle and intimacy. Trying to express sensory feelings within photography or sculpture requires constant experimentation.
Valerie Bernardini was shortlisted for the Young Masters Invitational Exhibition 2022.